Individual income before tax data grouped by income brackets sourced from the Census of Population long form. The dataset is archived and not maintained, with users advised to consult Statistics Canada for current information. It is provided by the Government of Nova Scotia under an open license.
Use Cases
- Analyze income inequality patterns based on income group classifications
- Compare pre-tax income distributions across different geographic units like municipalities and electoral districts
- Study historical demographic-economic trends based on archived census data
Strengths
- Data covers multiple geographic breakdowns including provinces, counties, municipalities, and electoral districts
- Source is the authoritative Census of Population long form
Limitations
- Dataset is archived and not updated; freshness should be verified
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Nova Scotia
- Collection Method
- Census of Population (long form)
- Geography
- Provinces, counties, communities, municipalities, district health authorities, community health boards, economic regions, police districts, school boards, municipal electoral districts, provincial electoral districts, federal electoral districts, regional development authorities, watersheds (likely within Nova Scotia)